Luling, TX 78648 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Luling, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/28, roughly 184 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/29, about 273 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Luling in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Luling before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/28 isn't a guarantee
02/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Luling compares
About 273 days separate Luling's last and first frost, putting it 5,208 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 873 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Luling's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Luling can differ from the 78648 normal.